Elisha ShemwellAge: 70 years1756–1826
- Name
- Elisha Shemwell
- Given names
- Elisha
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | between 1756 and 1765 44 40 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Isaac Shemwell after 1760 |
| Birth of a sister | Priscilla Shemwell before 1767 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Shemwell before 1767 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a father | William Shemwell December 1774 (Age 18 years) Note: Probate 02 JAN 1775 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 19 years)Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics |
| Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 (Age 19 years)Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Thorne 1788 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Shemwell before May 1790 (Age 34 years) |
| Probate | May 1790 (Age 34 years) |
 Census | August 2, 1790 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Shemwell 1791 (Age 35 years) |
 Property | Property deeded to Elisha Shamwell December 1791 (Age 35 years) |
| Sale of Slave | Sale of Slave November 5, 1792 (Age 36 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Merritt — View this family before 1795 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Shemwell 1795 (Age 39 years) |
| Paid Tax | Paid Tax 1796 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebeckah Hannah Shemwell May 1798 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell June 5, 1798 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 37 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Census | August 4, 1800 (Age 44 years) |
| Property | 820 acres from Jonathan Jones December 6, 1800 (Age 44 years)Address: Cabin Creek - Rowan, NC |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Shemwell August 29, 1801 (Age 45 years) |
| Executor to Will of Ephriam Merritt | Executor to Will 1801 (Age 45 years) |
| Property | 125 acres from Isaac Sellers October 17, 1803 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 47 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Census | August 6, 1810 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a sister | Priscilla Shemwell after 1811 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Shemwell after 1811 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 56 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Census | August 7, 1820 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Shemwell December 12, 1823 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas S Long — Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell — View this family February 9, 1826 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | about 1826 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Brittian Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Shemwell Birth: about 1712 17 18 — Maryland, United States Death: December 1774 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| mother |
Priscilla Locke Birth: before 1716 36 36 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1732 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Rebeckah Hannah Shemwell Birth: about 1732 20 16 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: May 1798 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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19 years elder brother |
Joseph Shemwell Birth: 1750 38 34 — Maryland, United States Death: December 12, 1823 |
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6 years elder brother |
William Shemwell Birth: before 1755 43 39 Death: before May 1790 — North Carolina, United States |
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11 years himself |
Elisha Shemwell Birth: between 1756 and 1765 44 40 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: about 1826 |
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12 years younger sister |
Priscilla Shemwell Birth: before 1767 55 51 Death: after 1811 |
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1 year younger sister |
Mary Shemwell Birth: before 1767 55 51 Death: after 1811 |
| Family with Mary Merritt |
| himself |
Elisha Shemwell Birth: between 1756 and 1765 44 40 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: about 1826 |
| wife |
Mary Merritt Birth: about 1769 49 29 Death: 1831 |
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Marriage: before 1795 — |
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-3 years son |
William Shemwell Birth: 1791 35 22 Death: 1857 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Nancy Shemwell Birth: 1795 39 26 Death: November 20, 1875 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1798 42 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 26, 1869 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1801 45 32 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 8, 1856 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| Note | Elisha Shemwell was witness to the Will of Brissy Parrish on 5 Mar 1790 in Granville Co NC.
(Granville Co NC: Wills, Inventories, Accounts, Division of Estates. Page 211)
Elisha had an estate probated in May 1790 in Granville Co, NC
(Zae Hargett Gwynn. Abstracts of Granville Co NC Court Minutes: 1746-1799)
He put up a bond of 500 pounds to administer the estate. He was in Wake Co., NC: Payment of debts owed the estate of Woodson Daniel, dec'd in Nov 1791 in Wake Co. NC
(Abstracts of Records of Wills, Inventories, Settlements of Estates: 1771-1802 for Wake Co., NC Page 109 Book D.)
Elisha owned Granville Co NC: Land owned by William Shemwell, brother on 3 Nov 1791 in Granville Co, NC. Deed: Elisha Shemwell, brother and heir of William Shemwell, deceased, of Wake Co NC, deed to Elijah Mitchel of Granville Co. NC. Records show that he sold a Negro boy named Jerry on 5 Nov 1792 in Wake Co, NC. Bill of Sale: Sold negro boy Jerry, about 6 years of age to Joseph Brasfield for 20 pounds. (Granville Co NC Deed Book N: 1790-1793: Page 85.)
Elisha Shemwell appeared on the census in 1800 in Rowan Co NC. He also owned land in Rutherford, NC, and appeared again on the 1810 census in Rutherford and again on the 1820 Rutherford Co, NC Census.
He was a witness to the Will of Gloud Long on 22 Mar 1820 in Rutherford Co. NC.
(Rutherford Co NC Wills and Miscellaneous Records, Southern Historical Press, Inc. Easly, South Carolina 1984 page 45 Will Book C: 1814-1822 Page 145)
Elisha married Mary Merritt in NC. They had 4 children, William, Nancy, Uradice (Dicy), and Mary. |